The Court of Oyer (French for “to hear”) and Terminor (French for “to decide”), of Salem, Massachusetts hands down Holten v. Nurse: William Stoughton, Chief Justice coerces the Jury into changing its verdict from “not guilty” to “guilty.”
Postscript: Nurse was hanged for practicing witchcraft three weeks later.
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“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Sarah Holten – EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki
en.everybodywiki.com/Sarah_Holten
The Witchcraft Trial of Rebecca Nurse – History of Massachusetts Blog
historyofmassachusetts.org/the-trial-of-rebecca-nurse/
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